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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year does the novel begin?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1936.
(c) 1921.
(d) 1948.

2. In Chapter 1, where does the boy's mother ask him to take flowers?
(a) To a grave.
(b) To his teacher.
(c) To a sick relative's house.
(d) To his father.

3. Who tells the boy about the murder of 1921?
(a) Billy Mahon.
(b) Rory Hannaway.
(c) Neil McLaughlin.
(d) Brother Regan.

4. What color is the light above the graves of Francis and Frances' parents?
(a) Blue.
(b) White.
(c) Green.
(d) Red.

5. Who is Meave?
(a) Eddie's daughter.
(b) The boy's sister.
(c) Katie's daughter.
(d) The boy's niece.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the boy's father's parents die?

2. What does the boy's father do for a living?

3. Who is Ena?

4. What is the first physical change Francis and Frances encounter?

5. According to the local belief his father told the boy, who gathers at the Field of the Disappeared at Christmas and other festivals?

(see the answer key)

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